An exhibition of quilts from Roderick Kiracofe’s collection alongside the exhibition Ramekon O’Arwisters: Flowered Thorns

Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021

In the back gallery of Patricia Sweetow Gallery, renowned quilt connoisseur and collector Roderick Kiracofe will be sharing his storied collection of quilts. Shrouding our 12 x 12 foot gallery in quilt tops, along with finished quilts cascading from various containers, the environment promises an immersion in the stories and tradition of quilt making. His authoritative book, Unconventional & Unexpected, originally published in 2014 is now in its 2nd edition, and can be preordered through Quiltfolk.

We’re so pleased that Roderick has agreed to share this important collection with us. His collection is primarily from unknown makers, hailing from Texas, Alabama and other locations in the South and Mid-West. The beauty and creativity of pattern, color and technique radiate with or without origin stories. We are privileged to view a truly American art form, the collective lens shared by diverse communities of mostly women, conserved by the Kiracofe collection.

Installation images courtesy of Patricia Sweetow Gallery